Converting the MT into 2wd..

thenookie · 07-13-2006, 09:31 AM

Searched, but didn't find anything, your are allowed to virtually slap me if its been posted before...

So I was wondering if anyone had tried to do some conversions to turn the all-wheeled drive on the Manual Transmissions into 2wd, then be able to use the 4HI and 4L the same. I'm sure it can be done, just wondering if anyone has tried it.

dau666 · 07-13-2006, 09:35 AM

Why on earth would you want to do that?
What added value would that have to your FJ?

You guys must be really bored up north?

thenookie · 07-13-2006, 09:37 AM

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dau666 previously said:

Why on earth would you want to do that?
What added value would that have to your FJ?

You guys must be really bored up north?

One word.....dough....nutzzzz.....

and that whole gas milage thing......

***Bostonian1976*** · 07-13-2006, 09:40 AM

you want to completely alter the entire driveline and go from full time 4wd to a totally different part time system so you can do donuts? c'mon now...

thenookie · 07-13-2006, 09:43 AM

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Bostonian1976 previously said:

you want to completely alter the entire driveline and go from full time 4wd to a totally different part time system so you can do donuts? c'mon now...

well......yeah !!!!! Its probably just a case of well swapping out a couple of gears.....how hard could it be.....

1 Bored Clerk · 07-13-2006, 09:44 AM

I don't think you're going to see any noticeable difference switching to part-time 4wd. Besides, I think you'll run into trouble with that center diff...

***Bostonian1976*** · 07-13-2006, 09:45 AM

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thenookie previously said:

well......yeah !!!!! Its probably just a case of well swapping out a couple of gears.....how hard could it be.....

hmm they have lots of meth labs out west. are you in the vicinity of one now by any chance? fumes might be getting to you...

thenookie · 07-13-2006, 09:48 AM

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Bostonian1976 previously said:

hmm they have lots of meth labs out west. are you in the vicinity of one now by any chance? fumes might be getting to you...

No but I did eat a lot of paint chips as a child and lived under power lines...does that explain anything ?

thenookie · 07-13-2006, 09:49 AM

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1 Bored Clerk previously said:

I don't think you're going to see any noticeable difference switching to part-time 4wd. Besides, I think you'll run into trouble with that center diff...

I'd think you could take a tacoma or a land cruiser and do some part swapping to get this to work.... I just don't think theoretically it would be that hard. I'm basically trying to 1: find out if its possible, and 2: find out why toyota didn't do it.

Skunk Driver · 07-13-2006, 09:55 AM

You will need to change out your center differential. For us part time 4x4 guys I was wondering if anyone has put on locking hubs yet?